Package-fastener.



H. P. MOLKENBUR. PACKAGE PASTBNBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1914.

1,1 1 6,904` A Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

WITNESSES /NVE/V TUR gm" M.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO., FHOTO-LITHO. WASHINGTON. DA C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HENRY FRED. MOLKENBUR, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

PACKAGE-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY 1*'. MOLKEN- BUR, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State ofMinnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to ties for holding a number of articles together, such as envelops, files, and the like, and the main object thereof is to provide such means which render the packaging operation very quick and secure, as also the untying thereof, which dispense with the necessity for knots in the twine or cord, and which employ the articles bound into a package for the twine securing means My invention is fully described in the following specification, of which' the accompanyin'g drawings form a part, in which the same reference characters are used to designate the same parts in each of the views, and in which Figure l is a perspective view of a plurality of flat articles secured together by means of my fastener; and Fig. 2 is a view of the fastener, detached from the package.

In the drawings forming a part of this .application I have shown a package a of a plurality of flat articles, such as envelope or the like, secured together by means of a fastener consisting of a flat tongue I), having one end of a length of twine c tied thereto at Z22, permanently, said tongue being, in this form, provided with a reduced neck portion at 52 t0 prevent the twine from slipping from the same, but I may provide an eye in the outer tongue end, if desired, or any other equivalents may be employed.

In practice, the tongue is inserted between any two of the packaged articles, preferably at about the approximate center of the package, as shown at a2, and is forced into said package for the full tongue length up tothe reduced neck member b2, after which the twine is passed tightly around the package and theny wound one or more turns around the neck portion b2 of the tongue b, the free end of the twine being then passed between any two of the packaged articles and drawn tightly across the package, whereby said Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1914.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 840,245.

free end projects beyond the side of 'the i packagek opposite the portion b2 ofthe tongue, this being clearly illustrated in Fig. l, and saidfree end of the twine is firmly held against accidental removal from the package by the binding e'dect thereof of the adjacent packaged articles, the turns around the tongue serving to prevent the withdrawal of said free end by the tendency of the package to expand, andthe package is firmly bound without the necesi sity for knotting the twine, either to itself or to the fastener. l

When it is desired tok untie the package, all that is necessary is to manually draw the kfree end from between the packaged articles,

sufficient end being left for this purpose, unwind the turns from the tongue. and the package is unfastened, and the articles free of the fastener, both the fastening and unfastening being accomplished in the twinkling ofy an eye, and in a highly efficientk manner.

The tongue is preferably very thin so as not to occupy much room betwene the articles ofthe package, and the abutting end is made as short as convenient so as not to project from the package toan appreciable extent, just enough projecting to permit one or two turns of the twine around the same,

and while I have shown a present preferred f formof the tongue, I do not limit myself thereto, as many other forms maybe used in justas efficient a manner, and, with a reservationv to myself of all suoli changes in and modifications of the form shown and described as may come within the scope of the following claim- `vVlhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y A package fastener, comprising a tongue member of sheet material having a reduced vneck member, and a cord in permanent engagement, at one end thereof, with said reduced neck member. In testimony that I claim the foregoin as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses.

HENRY FRED. MOLKENBUR. Witnesses:

FRANK STRoM, E. S. EDGERTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for wlive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentsr f Washington, D. C. 

